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Application led may 31, 1923. Serial No. 642,651.

To all lwhom t 'may concern:

Beit known that l, DANIEL I. REITER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Key Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

rlhis invention relates to a key holder, and has for an object the provision of a construction or plate to which a plurality of key holding elements are attached.

Another object concerns the provision of a plate construction whereby the key holding elements after once being attached to the' plate cannot be removed after the plate has been ,completely formed into its ultimate shape.

A further object concerns the provision of a plate construction in which the assembly of the key holding elements thereon and the formation of the plate into its ultimate condition involves a very simple process.`

The invention is illustrated in the drawin s, of whichigure 1 is an elevation of the 'plate to `which the key hold-ing elements are attached;

Fig. 2 is a section taken through said plate, as illustrated in Fi 3;

Fig. 3 is a partial'elevation of the plate in the course of its formation;

Fig. 4 is a section through the plate when completel formed; and

Fig. 5 1s a partial elevation of said plate when completely formed.

The form of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form, although it is understood that modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts and inthe character of the materials used may be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention.

rlhis invention is a development of the idea set forth in my co-pending application, Serial No. 580,747, filed Au St 9, 1922, entitled Holder for keys. lhat invention, briefly, comprises the provision of a plate to be attached to a flexible casing or backing, said plate having one or more slots formed therein, preferably transverse to the upper edge of the'plate, and adjacent the upper edge of the plate provided with o'set enlarged slot portions connected to the main slots, which are considerably smaller than the enlarged portifns, by lateral passages. The upper portion of the plate is rolled back so that when in actual use the enlar ed portlonsof the slots lay dat against vthe ackmg. Key'holdlng elements having enlarged head portions and relatively narrow stem portions are s lldably mounted .in said slots, thehead portions being introduced through the enlarged portions, this introduction permitting the stems tobe slipped through the lateral passages intothe main slot. The rollin of the late thereafter so obstructs the e arged o set portions of the slots as to prevent the; heads of the keyholder from being moved 1nto the enlarged portions whereby they might be removed. However, this o struction of the enlarged portions of the slots only occurs in this former invention wlhen the flexible backing is attached to the p ate.

This` improvement of that invention contemplateskthe construction and formation of the plate itself without regard to the exible backing,.so that after the key holding elements have been inserted in the slots and the plate has been formed, the key holding elements cannot be removed, whether the plate is fastened to the backing or not.

To this end, as shown in the drawings,

which illustrate a preferred form of the in- `vention, l provide theplate '1 with one or more main slots 2, relativel long and narrow and extending prefere ly transversely of the upper edge 3 of the plate. rl'hese slots may extend all the way through to the edge of the plate or be terminated adjacent said edge. At the upper end of each slot 2, and oset therefrom, is an enlarged portion 4 connected to theslots 2 by lateral pas-` sages 5.

In each slot 2'there is adapted to be slid'- ably mounted a key holding element 6 having a stem 7 and an enlarged head 8 thereon. rlhe stem 7 is of a size small enough to permit itssliding in the slot 2 and in a lateral passage 5, but the head 8 is too large to pass through said 'slot and passage, but it is not Vtoolarge to be introduced through the enlarged portion 4;- therefore these ke holding elements can be introduced into t e slots 2 y first passing the heads 8 through the enlarged portions 4 and movin the stems 7 through the lateral passages 5 into the main slots 2.

After this occurs, and the various key elements are mounted in their res active slots, the pla-te is rolled, as shown in ig. 2, fr.; its upper portion so that the enlar tions d or the slots are presented toward the rear of the plate. Previous to this the plate has been bent or odset, preferably adjacent but below the lower end of the slot 2, to provide a shoulder 9. rllhis odset is provided in the direction of the front of the. plate, Whereas the upper end of the 'front is rolled to the rear and, as shown in Fig. 2, has been bent so as to lie somewhat adjacent the shoulder 9. As observable'from a consideration o Fig. 3, the ed setting of the plate has not only rovided the shoulder 9 disposed horizontal y but has provided a vertical wall 10 in front of the shoulder, which, as seen in Fig. 5, when the edge?) has been advanced downwardly to lie against` the shoulder 9 will partly obstruct the lateral passages 5 and, therefore, prevent the stems of the key holding elements 7 from being moved out of the slots 2 in the enlarged portion d, whereby the heads 8 might be removed Vfrom the plate through these enlar ed portions. lln

, this manner, thereforal ave been able to roll the upper end of the plate as hitherto, but in addition l have provided a simple means whereby theilateral passages can be obstructed while at the same time therear surface of the plate is smooth and uninterrupted, so that as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, the exible backing or casing 11 will lie flat thereagainst and can be connected thereto in any suitable manner.

ln the manufacture, therefore,of this device, the Slots are formed and the plate is rolled into the position shown in A ig. 3; then the key holding elements are inserted with their heads through the enlarged portions; after which the stems are slipped into the main slots in the manner described and the key holding elements are advanced to the position shown in Fig. 4, Where they lie along the front of the plate. The lower portion of the plate is then further operated leo upon to advance the edge 3 downwardly so that it lies flat against the shoulder 9, and in this position vthe wall 10 obstructs the passage 5 partly if not Wholly, so that the keyl holdin elements cannot be removed from the p ate, therefore, until this rolled ortion has been partly u nrolled orremoved rom the vicinity ofthe wall.

1. A ke holder construction, which includes a p ate having a slot disposed transversely to one edge, said plate having an enlarged slot portion adjacent the main- -slot and connected thereto by a lateralpassage, that portion of the plate adjacent saidl edge and said enlarged slot portion being yrolledor bent on itself so that in the ultimate position of the plate theI enlarged aerienne,

slot and the lateral passagelie adjacent the body of the plate, whereby they are to some extent obstructed.

2. A ke holder construction, which includes a p ate having a slot disposed transelement, the obstruction of the lateral passage in said enlarged slot portion prohibitho ding element from the main slot.

,in the removal of 'the head of the key- 3. A. key holder construction, which includes a plate, the upper portion of which is .rolled back on itself, a shoulder formed in said-plate below but adjacent the rolled portion, the edge of the plate which has been bent back on itself adapted to engage and lieagainst said shoulder.

4. A key holder construction, which includes a plate having a slot disposed transversely to one edge, said plate having an offset enlarged slotted portion adjacent the end of the slot lying near said edge, said plate having alateral passage connecting the main slot withthe enlarged portion, a shoulder formed in the plate adjacent but below the other end of said slot, a vertical `wall adjacent said shoulder, the upper end of the plate being rolled back on itself to project downwardly and lie against said shoulder, the lateral passage and said enlarged portion of the slot being at least partly obstructed by the wall adjacent said shoulder, .a key holder element having a stem adapted to Slide in the main slot, and an enlarged head portion on said element,

vthe removal of the head portion from the 

